Senior Tyler Brown, the No. 2 scorer for the fading Illinois State Redbirds, has been suspended indefinitely by coach Dan Muller for conduct detrimental to the team. (AP Photo)

Senior Tyler Brown, the No. 2 scorer for the fading Illinois State Redbirds, has been suspended indefinitely by coach Dan Muller for conduct detrimental to the team.

Brown is a 6-4, 185-pound guard from Owensboro, Ky. He has been a double-figure scorer in each of his two seasons at Illinois State. He scored 36 points in an overtime loss to Northwestern in November but played 21 minutes and did not score in a loss Tuesday to Missouri State, attempting only two shots from the field.

Sports director Kurt Pegler of WMBD-TV in Peoria, Ill., reported the news on his Twitter feed.

Illinois State began the season 9-3 with wins over UAB and Dayton and narrow losses to Northwestern and Louisville. But the Redbirds have plunged to an 0-4 start in Missouri Valley Conference play.